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Resource Management: Wildland Fire Science Option, BS

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This major is administered by the Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management Discipline.

PLEASE NOTE: Entry of new students into this B.S. program has been suspended as of Fall 2020.

Program Learning Outcomes

As a graduate of a Resource Management Program, you will be able to:

Effectively communicate with your public(s)
Demonstrate environmental awareness/literacy
Exhibit professional development skills relevant to your particular major option
Read, interpret, and analyze social science research in natural resource management
Explain the role of leadership, administration, and evaluation for natural resource agencies and organizations
Develop confidence in the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform as a professional in your chosen option within Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management.

Consists of a minimum of 96 credits.

Resource Management Core, 33-34 credits

Natural Resources courses, 23 credits

NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere Credits: 3
NRES 151 - Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management Credits: 3
NRES 250 - Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Credits: 4
NRES 251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources Credits: 4 **
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations Credits: 3
NRES 383 - Organizational Leadership Credits: 3
NRES 389 - Methods in Social Science Credits: 3

Geography, 3 credits

GEOG 100 - Human Impacts on the Physical Environment Credits: 3 or
GEOG 105 - The Dynamic Earth Credits: 3

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7-8 credits

Choose one:

Summer Field Experience, 7 credits

FOR 319 - Land Surveying Credits: 1
FOR 320 - Field Experience in Forest Measurement Credits: 1
NRES 405 - Selected Topics in Natural Resources Credits: 1-3 (Take 1 credit)
SOIL 359 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Inventory Techniques Credits: 1
SOIL 360 - Field Experience in Soil Inventory Methods Credits: 1
WATR 380 - Field Experience in Aquatic Ecosystem Evaluation Credits: 1
WLDL 340 - Field Experience in Wildlife Management Techniques Credits: 1
OR

European Summer Program, 8 credits

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management Credits: 1-8

Wildland Fire Science, 69-70 credits

Science, math, and natural environment core, 30 credits

BIOL 101 - General Biology Credits: 5
BIOL 305 - General Ecology Credits: 3
CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 5
FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics Credits: 3
FOR 321 - Natural Resources Data Analysis Credits: 4 or
MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods Credits: 4
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus Credits: 4
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
SOIL 361 - Forest Soils Credits: 3

Measurements and Analysis, 6 credits

FOR 322 - Forest Mensuration Credits: 3
NRES 457 - Ecological Restoration Monitoring Credits: 3

Fire Science core, 15 credits

FOR 224 - Fire Operations Credits: 1
FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology Credits: 3
FOR 450 - Fire Policy, Suppression, and Use Credits: 3
NRES 454 - Fire Behavior and Fuels Credits: 3
NRES 455 - Advanced Fire Ecology Credits: 3
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management Credits: 3

Advanced Biology and Ecology, 18-19 credits

Required

BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy Credits: 4
BIOL 345 - Agrostology Credits: 2 or
FOR 325 - Range Management Credits: 3
FOR 432 - Silviculture Credits: 3
NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration Credits: 3

Take remaining 6 credits from

BIOL 355 - Plant Ecology Credits: 4
BIOL 367 - General Entomology Credits: 4 or
FOR 426 - Forest Entomology Credits: 3
BIOL 377 - Ornithology Credits: 3 or
WLDL 378 - Mammalogy Credits: 3
FOR 424 - Forest Pathology Credits: 3
FOR 433 - Regional Silviculture Credits: 2
GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I Credits: 3 or
NRES 377 - Remote Sensing I Credits: 3
NRES 458 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Credits: 3
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law Credits: 3
WATR 389 - Hydrology Credits: 3
WATR 493 - Advanced Hydrologic Analysis Credits: 3
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America Credits: 3

Approved Wildland Fire Science Experience

One summer of an adviser approved wildland fire science experience:

an independent research project (1-3 credits of NRES 499 )
an internship (1-3 credits of NRES 381 ), or
an adviser-approved in-field employment experience.

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